Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court June 20, 1995 (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Division of Fisheries & Wildlife)

O’Connor, J.

The plaintiffs brought these actions in the Superior Court to obtain judgments declaring that a certain regulation that had been promulgated by the defendant division of fisheries and wildlife (division) is inconsistent with *640G. L. c. 131, § 80A (1992 ed.), and is, therefore, invalid. The regulation, set forth at 321 Code Mass. Regs. § 3.